Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Suddenly Sophie found she was in deep water .
2 He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England .
3 The greeter was grouchy at seven ; I hate to think how nettled she was by ten .
4 The problem SAVE faced was that it had been so disfigured by later alterations that many people doubted it was of sufficient interest to merit saving .
5 We found he was in good shape , but had no food in his intestines .
6 I looked at my watch and found it was after eleven o'clock , which meant nothing really .
7 Three-quarters of providers were confident that " this unit can take on the competition " and two-thirds believed they were in good shape to do so .
8 I believed he was in safe hands .
9 They 're gunned up and fired up and told it 's for real .
10 For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him .
11 And however well endowed he was with these qualities , he might still have difficulty on some points .
12 When the orchestra reassembled it was at full strength and they played Richard Strauss 's Tone Poem ‘ Heldenleben ’ more or less from start to finish .
13 They 'd have put her in the freak show , confessing how misled she was by capitalist gold .
14 ‘ Famous research on American longshoremen , who worked 14 hours a day loading ships , and who smoked and drank as well as sweating their guts out , showed they were at low risk from cardiac problems and that severe exercise can protect against heart disease .
15 I went to a local DIY store and picked out a can of own-brand paint which stated it was for exterior decoration .
16 McGregor , who had been approached by a worried neighbour , admitted making use of the computer but claimed it was on legitimate police business .
17 Then I realized we were into genuine past-tense mode .
18 Are n't you relieved you 're in this situation with a familiar face ?
19 When we talked it was like two people playing with a ball : sometimes it went into the goal , sometimes it grazed the post , but most of the time it went high in the air and missed completely .
20 ‘ I never felt I was at any risk and in terms of being brave I never even considered it . ’
21 In the gloom I felt I was in some kind of an enclosure and told the rear gunner to get out and find out where we were .
22 I saw flood-lit spaces , heard music and felt I was in another world , somewhere in Switzerland .
23 If they knew I was under that sort of pressure , they 'd stop giving me rides altogether .
24 I knew I was in great danger .
25 And they thought I was on that plane blown up .
26 I thought I was in enough trouble so I refused .
27 and they kept I was in stiff I could hardly move them I mean if I touched them now I mean that one 's not too bad I ca n't touch that one very much when you can see them , my scars and all there If I touch that , that 'll be very gingerly ach aches like hell !
28 For the rest of that day , Charlotte felt she was at one remove from reality , viewing events through an invisible screen equipped to filter out the extremes of sensation .
29 Juliet felt she was in another world , she felt as though she were intoxicated .
30 ‘ I knew she was on this wavelength , ’ Elinor said excitedly , ‘ I believed her right from the start . ’
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